diff --git a/record/record.c b/record/record.c
index 1caf3f1db..82bb0607e 100644
--- a/record/record.c
+++ b/record/record.c
@@ -1878,7 +1878,6 @@ ProcRecordCreateContext(ClientPtr client)
         return Success;
     }
     else {
-        RecordDeleteContext((void *) pContext, pContext->id);
         return BadAlloc;
     }
  bailout: